Cliff

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A few things about Cliff you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Cliff

Cliff Williams

English musician

Choose Cliff and your child shares a first name with Cliff Williams, an English musician. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Cliff, like who?” Cliff Williams's Wikipedia article is available in 37 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 39,683 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Cliff, 43 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Cliff would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCliff has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Cliffs, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1886, when it ranked #357. Today it's #2,884, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendCliff has slipped 226 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,884. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Cliff means “cliff”.

About the name Cliff

Cliff is a boy name of English origin meaning “cliff”. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, starting with C and ending in “-iff”. US birth records list Cliff for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked #357 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,884, with 43 babies.

Origin:English names